It feels like forever since we last posted, just staying busy with our weekly routine. Everyone will be happy to know that CR has been sleeping successfully in his crib for 2 full weeks now, and we are all sleeping so much better at night. (Yes, just like everyone said we would.) I know I have not written too much about it on here but were were trapped in a pretty vicious cycle of co-sleeping for way (waaaaay) too long, but now CR has adapted to his crib and is no longer convinced it is an instrument of terror. So, yea for that, and big giant yea for sleeping well.
In other news, in my New Year's resolution to widen our range of cooking beyond Bertolli two to three times a week, I have (again, finally heeding everyone's advice) embraced crock pot cooking and, quite simply, it rocks. The best so far was a recipe with chicken, soy sauce, lemon juice, and some cayenne pepper, we put it on steamed rice and broccoli - it was a hit all the way around, even with CR (I was really light with the cayenne) - the craziest thing was when we had it for left overs it was better and better each successive day. Also, found a great site to help along: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/. And of course I welcome any of your tried and true quick family size recipes (crock pot or not) hint, hint...
A new word category has developed for CR in addition to giraffe in the last post (that one has stuck), now all fruit is apple ('a-pull') or banana ('nanna'). Particularly noted in the grocery the other day, as I wheeled him around in the cart he was holding (clutching) a grapefruit and saying (yelling) AAAH-PULLL. He can say Mommy when he is in just exactly the right mood - but generally everything including himself is still Daddy ('daa-dee'). Every so often he will come out with the random phonics he throws together and says consistanly, and Charlie and I struggle to decipher, which has become kind of a fun game. And of course still Elmo - 'emmo' which for a long time applied to many, many things. Before he started up with the apple and banana above, he was eating some strawberries and throughout called them Elmo - funny, but also gruesome.
Hope everyone is having a good, safe and warm winter and for those of you up North that you are surviving the wild weather!
Oh My! It's nap time, that must be a sweet dream CR!
Good night our Main Man Charlie Ross!
